Community Centers - Northampton

THE BULLDOG MORNING PROGRAM IS A FUN, AND SAFE WAY FOR YOUTH TO GET THE DAY STARTED EARLY.......
Drop them off at Northampton Community Center (BEHIND DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL) between 7:00 AM TO 8:30 AM, Mondays through Fridays (excluding school closures, and holidays). They will have a safe and enriching atmosphere to start their day and enjoy;
• Games
• Sports
• Fitness
• Study Time

Northampton Community Center1435-A Todds LaneHamptonVA23666

THE BULLDOG MORNING PROGRAM IS A FUN, AND SAFE WAY FOR YOUTH TO GET THE DAY STARTED EARLY.......
Drop them off at Northampton Community Center (BEHIND DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL) between 7:00 AM TO 8:30 AM, Mondays through Fridays (excluding school closures, and holidays). They will have a safe and enriching atmosphere to start their day and enjoy;
• Games
• Sports
• Fitness
• Study Time

Northampton Community Center. Deal up a good hand or try your hand at scrabble, Backgammon, or other games. NHCC provides coffee for participants that wish to socialize and play cards, games or puzzles. Bring a friend and join the fun. Monthly specialties to include “bring your Mug” Day, Riddle Day, and Cappuccino Day. PLUS Ladies coloring groups. Free coffee and games.
(*Bring a friend day for month of January 2018- FREE)

Northampton1435-A Todds LaneHamptonVA23666

Northampton Community Center. Deal up a good hand or try your hand at scrabble, Backgammon, or other games. NHCC provides coffee for participants that wish to socialize and play cards, games or puzzles. Bring a friend and join the fun. Monthly specialties to include “bring your Mug” Day, Riddle Day, and Cappuccino Day. PLUS Ladies coloring groups. Free coffee and games.
(*Bring a friend day for month of January 2018- FREE)

The Art Zone is an “Open Studio” of fine Arts. The zone is for participants who paint in Acrylic, Oil and Water colors to express themselves on canvas. Participants work on their own paintings while other artist may view and/or provide advice.
Each participant is responsible for their own supplies and lunch/snacks.

Northampton Community Center1435-A Todds LaneHamptonVA23666

The Art Zone is an “Open Studio” of fine Arts. The zone is for participants who paint in Acrylic, Oil and Water colors to express themselves on canvas. Participants work on their own paintings while other artist may view and/or provide advice.
Each participant is responsible for their own supplies and lunch/snacks.

Zumba® is a Dance fitness class that is fun, energetic and makes you feel amazing. Zumba® takes the "work" out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. Once the Latin and World rhythms take over, you'll see why Zumba® Fitness classes are often called exercise in disguise. You’ll benefit from a total workout, combining all elements of fitness – cardio, muscle conditioning, balance and flexibility, boosted energy and a serious dose of AWESOME each time you leave class. Come and join us for this super effective and super fun class.

West Hampton Community Center1638 Briarfield RoadHamptonVA23661

Zumba® is a Dance fitness class that is fun, energetic and makes you feel amazing. Zumba® takes the "work" out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. Once the Latin and World rhythms take over, you'll see why Zumba® Fitness classes are often called exercise in disguise. You’ll benefit from a total workout, combining all elements of fitness – cardio, muscle conditioning, balance and flexibility, boosted energy and a serious dose of AWESOME each time you leave class. Come and join us for this super effective and super fun class.

Exhibits

When the Computer Wore a Skirt: NASA's Human Computers2017-01-21T00:00:00

The exhibit “When the Computer Wore a Skirt: NASA's Human Computers,” explores the local history and personalities of the hit film “Hidden Figures.” The exhibit opened to the public in the 20th Century Galleries at the Hampton History Museum on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

The exhibit “When the Computer Wore a Skirt: NASA's Human Computers,” explores the local history and personalities of the hit film “Hidden Figures.” The exhibit opened to the public in the 20th Century Galleries at the Hampton History Museum on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

Give Me Liberty: Fugitive Slaves and the Long Revolution Against Slavery2017-02-25T10:00:00

The groundbreaking exhibition explores the lives of over 30 fugitive slaves from Hampton who made journeys to freedom or took up arms against their enslavers during periods of war. This exhibit shines an inspirational light on their experiences in the context of slave resistance between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
The exhibit especially focuses on the Black Loyalists (American Revolution) and Refugees (War of 1812) in Hampton who achieved liberty by joining forces with the British Army and Navy. Between these wartime events enslaved people in Hampton continuously resisted by taking flight. Through their revolutionary actions, fugitives not only freed themselves but fought against enslavement, ultimately helping to end slavery permanently. The exhibition concludes with Hampton’s Contrabands, who escaped to Union-held Fort Monroe during the Civil War, and the role they and other fugitives played in slavery’s abolition.

The groundbreaking exhibition explores the lives of over 30 fugitive slaves from Hampton who made journeys to freedom or took up arms against their enslavers during periods of war. This exhibit shines an inspirational light on their experiences in the context of slave resistance between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
The exhibit especially focuses on the Black Loyalists (American Revolution) and Refugees (War of 1812) in Hampton who achieved liberty by joining forces with the British Army and Navy. Between these wartime events enslaved people in Hampton continuously resisted by taking flight. Through their revolutionary actions, fugitives not only freed themselves but fought against enslavement, ultimately helping to end slavery permanently. The exhibition concludes with Hampton’s Contrabands, who escaped to Union-held Fort Monroe during the Civil War, and the role they and other fugitives played in slavery’s abolition.

Give Me Liberty: Fugitive Slaves and the Long Revolution Against Slavery2017-09-08T10:00:00

The groundbreaking exhibition explores the lives of over 30 fugitive slaves from Hampton who made journeys to freedom or took up arms against their enslavers during periods of war. This exhibit shines an inspirational light on their experiences in the context of slave resistance between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
The exhibit especially focuses on the Black Loyalists (American Revolution) and Refugees (War of 1812) in Hampton who achieved liberty by joining forces with the British Army and Navy. Between these wartime events enslaved people in Hampton continuously resisted by taking flight. Through their revolutionary actions, fugitives not only freed themselves but fought against enslavement, ultimately helping to end slavery permanently. The exhibition concludes with Hampton’s Contrabands, who escaped to Union-held Fort Monroe during the Civil War, and the role they and other fugitives played in slavery’s abolition.

The groundbreaking exhibition explores the lives of over 30 fugitive slaves from Hampton who made journeys to freedom or took up arms against their enslavers during periods of war. This exhibit shines an inspirational light on their experiences in the context of slave resistance between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
The exhibit especially focuses on the Black Loyalists (American Revolution) and Refugees (War of 1812) in Hampton who achieved liberty by joining forces with the British Army and Navy. Between these wartime events enslaved people in Hampton continuously resisted by taking flight. Through their revolutionary actions, fugitives not only freed themselves but fought against enslavement, ultimately helping to end slavery permanently. The exhibition concludes with Hampton’s Contrabands, who escaped to Union-held Fort Monroe during the Civil War, and the role they and other fugitives played in slavery’s abolition.

Hampton History Museum

When the Computer Wore a Skirt: NASA's Human Computers2017-01-21T10:00:00

In 1935 a group of five women came to Langley to form a computer pool to process all the data coming in from wind tunnel and flight tests. It began as an experiment, but became something much bigger. By 1942, the human computers had become essential to operations. A memo that April stated: "The engineers admit themselves that the girl computers do the work more rapidly and accurately than they could." In the 1940’s Langley also began recruiting African-American women as human computers, but due to segregation laws these "West Area Computers" were kept separate from their white counterparts. This changed in the 1950s as NACA (later NASA) integrated and the “human computers” extended into the broader scientific community at NASA. By the 1960s they numbered in the hundreds. This exhibit features three of these pioneers: Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson, and Hampton native-Mary Jackson.

Hampton History Museum120 Old Hampton LaneHamptonVA23669

In 1935 a group of five women came to Langley to form a computer pool to process all the data coming in from wind tunnel and flight tests. It began as an experiment, but became something much bigger. By 1942, the human computers had become essential to operations. A memo that April stated: "The engineers admit themselves that the girl computers do the work more rapidly and accurately than they could." In the 1940’s Langley also began recruiting African-American women as human computers, but due to segregation laws these "West Area Computers" were kept separate from their white counterparts. This changed in the 1950s as NACA (later NASA) integrated and the “human computers” extended into the broader scientific community at NASA. By the 1960s they numbered in the hundreds. This exhibit features three of these pioneers: Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson, and Hampton native-Mary Jackson.

Neighborhood Commission

Hampton's Neighborhood Commission provides leadership, guidance, and support to the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative thereby creating healthy neighborhoods where everyone can realize their full potential for a better quality of life. The Neighborhood Commission performs the following functions, such as brokers and secures resources for neighborhoods, establishes policies with respect to the Hampton Neighborhood Initiative, expands participation in the Hampton Neighborhood Initiative, expands the capacity of neighborhoods to help themselves and other, maintains a vital and dynamic relationship with neighborhoods, provides oversight and evaluation of the Hampton Neighborhood Initiative, and serves as a representative body to and for neighborhoods.

Hampton's Neighborhood Commission provides leadership, guidance, and support to the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative thereby creating healthy neighborhoods where everyone can realize their full potential for a better quality of life. The Neighborhood Commission performs the following functions, such as brokers and secures resources for neighborhoods, establishes policies with respect to the Hampton Neighborhood Initiative, expands participation in the Hampton Neighborhood Initiative, expands the capacity of neighborhoods to help themselves and other, maintains a vital and dynamic relationship with neighborhoods, provides oversight and evaluation of the Hampton Neighborhood Initiative, and serves as a representative body to and for neighborhoods.

Virginia Air & Space Center - IMAX

Be the Astronaut is a world-class exhibit experience that teaches STEM based content via a fusion of physical exhibitry and state-of-the-art video game technology. Scientifically verified by experts at NASA for accuracy and feasibility, you will experience the concepts, challenges, and excitement of spaceflight through the use of touch-screen stations, artifacts, and interactive simulator pods built to look like space capsules. You’ll also have your own crew of virtual content experts throughout every stage of the exhibit. These digital characters will help teach what’s needed to fly a spaceship, pilot a lander, and drive a surface rover — then will be there as you climb in the simulators to actually perform these feats, in a thrilling narrative adventure that spans the solar system. Do you have what it takes to Be the Astronaut?

Be the Astronaut is a world-class exhibit experience that teaches STEM based content via a fusion of physical exhibitry and state-of-the-art video game technology. Scientifically verified by experts at NASA for accuracy and feasibility, you will experience the concepts, challenges, and excitement of spaceflight through the use of touch-screen stations, artifacts, and interactive simulator pods built to look like space capsules. You’ll also have your own crew of virtual content experts throughout every stage of the exhibit. These digital characters will help teach what’s needed to fly a spaceship, pilot a lander, and drive a surface rover — then will be there as you climb in the simulators to actually perform these feats, in a thrilling narrative adventure that spans the solar system. Do you have what it takes to Be the Astronaut?